Blogs and dog sled teams aren't two things that appear related at first glace. Okay, not even at the second glance, but they are now.
The first ever Blogs n Dogs blogging conference held in the beautiful mountain resort Banff Centre, in Banff, Alberta, Canada from Sunday, December 4 to Thursday, December 8, 2005.
The registration deadline of Friday, November 30 is fast approaching.
Held in partnership with the Banff New Media Institute Accelerator Program, the elite panel of blogging experts will guide the novice through the philosophies and intricacies of the blogoshere.
Oh yeah, and they offer dog sled rides too.
Topics under discussion include:
* Managing your public life online
* Blogging and the arts: Web 2.0 independent music publishing, photographers and artists
* Personal blogs and portals
* Blog writing style
* How to make money with your blog
* Building your community and traffic, connecting with your tribe in the blogosphere
* Traditional PR, marketing and the "blogosphere"
* Social networking tools, blogging tools, aggregation and technology: RSS, XML, podcasting and video blogging
A scholarship to attend the conference free of charge (not including airfare) was offered to one deserving attendee.
Six blogging finalists were chosen from the many entries:
Marc Sirkin
Monique Trottier
Stacie Zaychuk
Jake McKee
Derek K. Miller
David Peralty
The contest winner was announced on the Blogs'n'Dogs website on November 14th 2005:
Monique Trottier of So Misguided was announced as the winner. She discusses her award on her own blog.
Monique will join the conference in Banff on December 4th.
Registration is now available and spaces are limited, so be certain to register for Blogs n Dogs as soon as possible.
There is also a participant's form to help the facilitators better meet the needs of all particpants.
Remember that November 30 registration deadline.
Oh, and be sure to sign up for the optional dog sled ride too.
